Electoral district of Port Curtis

Port Curtis was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland from 1860 to 1992.[1]

Port Curtis
QueenslandLegislative Assembly
StateQueensland
Created1860
Abolished1992
NamesakePort Curtis

The district was named after the harbour at Port Curtis, and centred on the regional city of Gladstone. In 1992, it was renamed Gladstone.

Members for Port Curtis

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MemberPartyTerm
 Charles FitzsimmonsUnaligned1860–1861
 Alfred SandemanUnaligned1861–1863
 John DouglasUnaligned1863–1866
 Sir Arthur PalmerUnaligned1866–1878
 Albert NortonUnaligned1878–1893
 Jason BolesOpposition1893–1904
 Robert HerbertsonMinisterialist/Opposition1904–1909
 Edward BreslinLabor1909–1912
 John KessellMinisterialist1912–1915
 George CarterLabor1915–1920
 John FletcherNational1920–1923
 George CarterLabor1923–1929
 Frank ButlerCountry and Progressive National1929–1932
 Tommy WilliamsLabor1932–1947
 Jim BurrowsLabor1947–1963
 Martin HansonLabor1963–1976
 Bill PrestLabor1976–1992

Election results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Representatives of Queensland State Electorates 1860-2017" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2017: The 55th Parliament. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2020.